VOL. 13 NO. 13 THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE 27 CLASSIFIEDS 26 ELEPHANT’S TRUNK 20 LEGAL NOTICES 25 LEISURE 17 OBITUARIES 20 OPINION 8 SPORTS 16 Somers Science Fair pg 14 RESEARCH Visit TapIntoSomers.net for the latest news. PHOTO: EMRIN LECLAIR Patrick Leary, Alex Kuchinsky, and Alex Aguilar The Somers High School Class of 2023 took the next step into their future at graduation on June 21. See our complete coverage in the special commemorative section inside today’s paper! Graduation day! BY CAROL REIF STAFF WRITER Legislation that supporters say will protect the economic vitality of Hudson Valley businesses and communities has passed in Albany. Sponsored by Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg, the bill (S6893/A7208) would prohibit the disposal of radiological agents in the Hudson River and other waterways in the state by nuclear power plants if signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Enforced by the state Attorney General’s Office, it would also impose fines of $25,000 per day for the first violation, $50,000 per day for the second, and $150,000 per day thereafter. Of particular concern were the potential short- and longterm impacts on local real estate values and economic development, noted Harckham (D-Lewisboro) and Levenberg (D-Ossining). According to the lawmakers, a broad coalition of bipartisan legislators supported the bill, as did New York’s federal delegation members, more than 30 municipalities such as North Salem and Somers, and top environmental groups. “Having bipartisan support for legislation that protects the environment is a step in the right direction,” said Somers Town Supervisor Rob Scorrano. “The discharge issue itself needs to be discussed further in order to find the best solution for safely disposing of wastewater from the plant.” The Hudson is “the backbone of the region,” said Harckham, who just completed his first legislative session as chair of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. “We cannot allow any actions that will cause home and business owners to suffer serious economic distress to their investments,” he said, adding that the best way to protect those interests “is to keep this important natural resource as free from possible contaminants as possible.” Officials take aim at radioactive dumping SEE WASTEWATER PAGE 18 HOPEMAZZOLA YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE HOPE Sales Vice President Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker cell: 914.714.0090 [email protected] hopemazzola.com 95 Katonah Ave | Katonah, NY 10536 Find Out What Your Home Might Be Worth Scan for Instant Results #UGottaHaveHope You’re at the top of the world surrounded by 10 glorious acres ensconced in your own private oasis. This expansive (4,980 sf) modern masterpiece has been designed for living life on a grand scale. $1,200,000 House of the Week! Dreaming of Tuscany?
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THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 3 Have a Happy & Safe 4th of July! HOME, AUTO, BUSINESS, LIFE & HEALTH 914-232-7750 www.forbesinsurance.com A number of Somers students have been recognized for their academic achievements in our community and at colleges across the country! Graduations HAMILTON COLLEGE Trevor Scheuing QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY Christina Abrenica SUNY NEW PALTZ Claire Hintze Dean’s List QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY Christina Abrenica ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY Brett MacDonald SUNY NEW PALTZ Claire Hintze UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Lauren Chan UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Valerie Bevilacqua Codi Creegan Danny Haigh Michael Lulaj Isabella Rydzewski Dylan Schoenberg Honor Roll THE HARVEY SCHOOL Lucy Burk (Head’s List) Benjamin Cutler (Cavalier Scholar) Addison Silva (Cavalier Scholar) Jacob Weisberger (Head’s List) Mollie Weisberger (Head’s List) Celebrating our scholars! BY KARI DISIENA CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Windy City couldn’t blow over the energy and excitement that Somers High School brought to the 41st Annual National Academic Championship preliminary qualifiers, as Somers swept Chicago in a 6-0 run. It was an intense year of local competitions for the Somers High School Academic Challenge team (affiliated with the Quiz Bowl/ Questions Unlimited National Academic Championship program), with the squad competing against some of the top schools in the area, including Horace Greeley, Byram Hills, and White Plains. During the season, weekly contests were held where students would be quizzed on their knowledge of history, math, physical and biological sciences, as well as music, art, literature, language, and sports. With a set of four members competing in any given round, Somers’ team of thirteen split into several groups, working together to answer Jeopardy-level questions within a given time frame, all the while, knowing that the team across from them was vying for a steal. “At first when you think of trivia, you think these questions are going to be basic facts, like what is the capital of Vermont, or in what year did the US ratify the Constitution,” explained one parent who was able to attend a local event. “But then you see that what is asked goes so far beyond simply facts, names, and dates, that regardless of who wins, you are in awe of the level of knowledge within our area.” This appreciation for comprehension and cognition extended to the eight kids from Somers, who in early June, were able to fly to Chicago and compete against US and international teams at the preliminary qualifiers for the JV division of the national Quiz Bowl tournament. It was there that Somers shined, showcasing their love of learning and education to not only win their matches, but to take first place in the Chicago qualifiers, sending them to the National playoffs, which were held virtually on June 10, where Somers placed 9th overall in the nation. “The journey here is bittersweet,” stated Mrs. Gilsenan, the team’s coach and advisor, “Although making it to Nationals is a huge accomplishment, this marks the end of our season, and that means the last competition for our seniors.” For this team, that is a large portion of the students, as four of the thirteen members will be leaving Somers High School and moving on to the next chapter of their academic careers. Included in these graduating seniors are Wyeth Thomas, who will be attending Virginia Tech where he plans to study national security and foreign affairs; Derek Farrell who plans to attend UMass Amherst focusing his talents within management information systems; Daniel Gordon who is off to Ohio State pursuing studies in atmospheric sciences; and Sean Kim who will attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he will be majoring in game design and music. Looking ahead, knowing that they have already qualified for next year’s preliminaries to be held in Chicago, Washington D.C. and New Orleans, the team is actively recruiting new students to join, and have already begun planning for fundraising events to offset the cost of travel. Local businesses and groups such as Win Waste Management, Somers Super Deli, MVP, Brett H. Bowden Esq./ Chai Qi Life Coaching, Somers Education Foundation, Katonah Nursery, Nick’s Premium Firewoods, St. Josephs’ Quick Stop, Armstrong Tutoring, Fratelli’s Pizza, Nips & Paws, Bobo’s Cafe, and JV Hot Bagels were fundamental in financing uniforms and travel expenses this year, but moving forward the team hopes to travel more than once a season, attending events both nationally, and (if possible) internationally. Being able to share a love of knowledge and critical thinking with students across the globe embodies the traits that Somers High School has instilled through their IB World program, as international mindedness is not just about knowing the facts of another’s culture or history, but rather building relationships with those who live in the same, yet different, world. By the Somers team sharing a deep dish pizza with kids from Honduras, or exploring math facts with students from South Carolina, this team realized that they had a whole lot more in common with their national and international peers than they had originally thought. Somers may have swept Chicago, but this experience will carry tremendous meaning for their view on the world, anchoring their appreciation for education within our global community, for years to come. If you are a business interested in supporting/sponsoring the Somers Academic Challenge team for the 2023-24 year, please reach out to Emily Gilsenan at egilsenan@ somersschools.org. Somers takes Chicago! SHS Academic Challenge team shines in the Windy City PHOTO COURTESY OF BRENDA O’SHEA Somers’ Academic Challenge team, pictured from left to right: Wyeth Thomas, Aiden DiSiena, Derek Farrell, Julianna Guida, Christian Brooks, Sean Kim, James Gallivan, and Shreeram Shanthan (not pictured: Daniel Gordon, Jason Sun, Claire Higgins, Julia Schmidberger, and Kevin Grant) PHOTO COURTESY OF KARI DISIENA The team got to see the sights in Chicago, including Millennium Park.
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PAGE 6 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 Coming Soon! A gift shop born out of love for hand crafted + quality goods 2 Old Tomahawk St. Suite 5 (Near Barnwood Grill/Traditions) Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 We Carry A Complete Line of BioGuard Pool Treatments BY RICH MONETTI CONTRIBUTING WRITER A few years ago when Teresa Chang started to play pickleball in Somers, she says, the tennis courts weren’t getting a lot of use. Even so, people started to notice a small group playing this mix of tennis, ping pong and badminton, and now there are about 300 players in the town. Unfortunately, there are issues with the current surface, and in an effort for an upgrade, Chang has put the ball in the town’s court. An online petition in play, she hopes the town will resurface courts that both impede play and are perilous to the players. A plastic Lego-like surface was installed initially, and the biggest problem takes place after any amount of rain or with early morning dew. “It’s very slippery and very dangerous,” said Chang, and the town could be left liable with the potential for injury, she added. The heat also causes problems. “There’s a lifting of the plastic that can be a tripping hazard,” Chang clarified. As for the play, the experience is subpar. There are numerous dead spots and areas where the ball skips. This is due to a surface that really isn’t right, and the brokenup concrete below the plastic. As a result, many of the players pickle up in other towns, where the courts are better. “We want to be able to play in our town,” Chang explains. In response, Chang claims the town prefers another solution. There’s an 11-acre parcel behind the courts that the town wants to use. Waiting for transfer from the county, the town wants to put new courts there, says Chang, who is the USA Pickleball Ambassador for Somers. A decision will come in August, Chang conveys the town’s timeline, but the time needed to construct new courts doesn’t sit right. “We don’t want to wait three years,” she assures. Of course, the upgrade isn’t free. Waiting for the quote on the standard tennis court surface needed, she estimates a price tag between $75,000 and $100,000. Now, the burden isn’t one the players expect the town to bear alone. “We’re willing to do what we need to do, but the town has to be willing to go through the proposals,” she implores. “We’re not going to raise the money, and they don’t do anything about it.” At the same time, there is an element of the game itself that will help cover the cost, according to Chang. The certified pickleball instructor and referee says that the poor conditions have Somers losing out on hosting tournaments and sponsoring leagues. Either way, the upgrade won’t just benefit the players. “It will definitely increase the value of houses when you can say, this town has pickleball courts,” said Chang. A strong argument, the game makes the best case for signing the petition. “If you come to play, you will really be hooked,” she concludes. To view the petition, visit www. ipetitions.com/petition/somers-nyrenovate-pickleball-courts Pickleball petition aims for new playing surface PHOTO: RICH MONETTI Local pickleball players are hoping a petition will lead to resurfacing of their courts. ‘We’re willing to do what we need to do, but the town has to be willing to go through the proposals.’ Teresa Chang USA Pickleball Ambassador
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 7 ADVERTORIAL Have you heard of Pickleball? Think of a slower moving, underhand-only version of Tennis that is played on a compact court. Pickleball is the fastest growing active sport in America for the third year running! There are now 36.5 million Americans who play Pickleball, and while originally invented as a game for kids, a third of Pickleball’s core players are now over the age of 65. THE PHYSICAL STRAINS THAT PLAYING PICKLEBALL IMPOSE ON OUR BODIES While less intense than Tennis, Pickleball is still a fast-paced game that requires quick reactions such as pivots, lunges, twists, and rotations. Because Pickleball serves are all underhand, your shoulders and upper body are less prone to overuse injuries compared to tennis and other racquet ball sports. However, underhand serves heighten the likelihood for strains and injuries to the back and lower body, so staying on top of warm-up exercises is key in preparation, practice, and play. EXERCISES TO PREVENT PICKLEBALL RELATED INJURIES Most players jump onto a pickleball court and start playing without any warm-up exercises. With such a substantial portion of pickleball players over the age of 40 and even 65, our bodies are less flexible, strong, and agile and thus more susceptible to overuse injuries. Acute injuries usually happen during a stumble or a fall as you backpedal for an overhead ball. You can reduce the risk of acute injuries by adding balance, agility, and proprioception exercises to your daily workout routine. Let’s get you ready to join the mainstream of pickleball players: 1. Make time to warm-up: a) Blood circulation: 5 minutes of fast-paced walking, swinging your arms and shoulders, bringing your knees high up to your chest. b) Stretches: i. Hold onto a sturdy fence/ wall, lunge forward with one leg with toes pointing straight forward, keep your back knee straight into a calf stretch. Hold for 10 seconds. Thereafter, lunge back by bending your back knee and keeping your front knee straight. Pull your front foot back and from your waist lean forward with your torso into a hamstring stretch. Hold for 10 seconds. Alternate the calf and hamstring stretches 5 times ii. Stand with your legs open wide. Lean to the one side and bend the knee until you feel the stretch in the opposite inner thigh. Hold for 10 seconds. Then bend to the other side. Repeat 5 times. Repeat but when you lean to the one side, raise the opposite arm overhead and rotate slightly across forward to add a lower back-torso stretch. iii. Roll your wrist around in circles. stretch your fingers wide open and then into a fist as you stretch your neck from side to side. 2. Cool down after a game of pickleball: repeat the same gentle stretches you performed for the warm-up. 3. Regular strengthening exercise routine to protect your back and knees: a) Lie on your back, tighten your core, and slowly raise your buttock up in the air into a bridge (by lifting from your coccyx slowly up as you squeeze your Glutes and rolling up to your lower back). Hold for 10 seconds. b) Lie on your back with one knee bent and foot flat. Tighten your core muscles and lift your straight leg straight up in the air with foot flexed back. Lower your raised leg. Lift the same leg up with your leg and foot turned out. Lower your leg. Lift the same leg and turn your foot and leg inwards. Repeat the 3-directional leg raises10 times. 4. Balance, proprioception, and agility training: a) Imagine you are standing in the middle of a clock. 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Opinion 118 N, BEDFORD ROAD, SUITE 100 MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549 ©2023 Halston Media, LLC Letters to the editor and op-ed submissions may be edited. The views and opinions expressed in letters and op-eds are not necessarily those of The Somers Record or its affiliates. Submissions must include a phone number and address for verification. Not all letters and op-eds will necessarily be published. Letters and op-eds which cannot be verified or are anonymous will not be published. Please send your submissions to the editor by e-mail at [email protected]. For more information, call the editor at 914-302-5830 Brett Freeman, Publisher Tom Walogorsky , Editor Tabitha Pearson Marshall, Creative Director Editorial Office: 914-302-5830 [email protected] PAGE 8 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 I was in a rehab center for two months. Every morning, at 9, it was off to the gym for physical therapy. Ahh, the memories. The gym was kind of what you’d expect, except without the backboards and baskets. It looked more like something designed for a gymnastics team. There were parallel bars, stationary bikes, weights and barbells, and steps. There were also a lot of old people in there. That was the first thing I noticed. I looked around the room and wondered what the heck I was doing there with all these very senior citizens. Then one day—this was early in the rehab process and before my prosthetic leg had arrived—I was sitting in the gym in my wheelchair waiting for my PT when I heard one of the other patients whisper while gesturing toward me and my stump, “When I’m feeling sorry for myself, I have to remember that at least I’m not like him. At least I have both my legs.” I was shocked and confused. Was I a role model, an inspiration, or just a cautionary tale? I had been wringing my hands at being placed in this rehab gym, which appeared to be heaven’s green room, with all these seniors, and meanwhile, they were looking back at me with pity. One wall in the gym was all windows, with pretty views of the courtyard. It was also a way for us shut-ins to know what the weather was like out there. One day it was rainy and stormy out— kind of gloomy. It also happened to be Monday. “Rainy days and Mondays always get me now,” remarked a patient behind me to her physical therapist, who looked to be in her mid-20s. “Do you remember that song, dear?” The PT looked puzzled. “No. It was a song?” “Oh, yes. It was very popular. Very popular. It was done by the... um. I can’t remember who sang that.” The two bandied back and forth trying to figure out who did that song until I couldn’t take it any longer. “It was the Carpenters!” I sighed loudly without looking back at them. “The bloody Carpenters.” “Oh, yes! The Carpenters!” the other patient cried with delight. The PT shrugged. “Carpenters? Huh.” Now, I was no Carpenters fan, but every sentient being walking around in the ’70s knew, “Rainy Days and Mondays.” I guess my whole point of all this is that growing old is weird. Growing old is better than the alternative, but it is still weird. Despite all my maladies (I think there is an entire chapter on me in “Grey’s Anatomy”), I don’t really feel old, which is why I was taken aback at being placed in a gym full of geezers. But I knew who The Carpenters were, which, unfortunately, is irrefutable proof that I am a card-carrying golden oldie. Further evidence of my advanced chronological progression is the rapid demise of the musical heroes of my generation—Tom Petty, Prince, David Crosby, and Eddie Van Halen, just to name a few. They are dropping like flies... movie stars and sports heroes too! Jim Brown recently passed. Over the weekend, SNY was showing a repeat of last year’s New York Mets Old-Timers Game. There were a bunch of guys from the 1986 championship team and many of them looked really fragile. But those guys are my age, so it can’t be true. But I suppose this is just how it works. Out with the old and in with the new. Those “Help, I’ve fallen and can’t get up” commercials aren’t as funny as they used to be. So, as we Baby Boomers begin to fade away, I cannot help but wonder what the generations on deck will do with their turn at bat. It seems outgoing generations and incoming generations always eye each other warily. I know my father’s generation (the “Greatest Generation”) regarded us Boomers as dirty hippies who hated America and listened to subversive music. Now, we Boomers cast a jaundiced eye toward millennials and Gen Xers because they are overly groomed, use essential oils, wear man buns and skinny jeans... and don’t even get me started on their “music.” But one difference I do see is that we, as Boomers, were interested in what happened before us, both historically and culturally. Today’s younger generation seems oblivious to what happened before them, and they like it that way. I wasn’t a fan of the big band music my parents liked, but it tweaked my curiosity. I learned about it; I knew who all the big players were. If you go on YouTube, you will find something known as “reaction” videos—basically kids in their 20s listening to music from the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s for the first time. Here are some of the comments I’ve heard. “The Eagles? I know the Philadelphia Eagles. Never knew there was a band called Eagles.” “Growing up, it was always Beatles, Beatles, Beatles. I thought it was just a bunch of hype. But I can see now why people liked them.” “Today, we are going to listen to some Moody Blues. I think that means we are going to get some hardcore blues.” (After hearing a J. Geils song with lots of harmonica...) “I don’t know what that sound was, that instrument. It was all throughout the whole song. It was annoying.” It boggles my mind they’ve managed to spend more than two decades on this planet and have yet to even become aware of these artists. How does that happen?? I mean, you don’t have to be a fan, or even like the music, but how do they escape it totally? I heard one millennial say they had never seen a black-and-white movie and had no plans to. That means he will never see “Casablanca,” “On the Waterfront,” “Psycho” or any “Twilight Zone” episodes. I find that so sad. I don’t want to prattle on. I don’t want to be the cranky old man shouting, “You kids get off my lawn!” But I do want to say that just because something is old doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value. I have a lot more to say on this subject, but I have to go. I have 11 prescriptions I need to go take. Then I need a nap. Old and in the way BOB DUMAS OUT OF MY HEAD
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PAGE 10 – THE SOMERS RECORD OPINION THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 Nestled in a lush green hideaway of Yorktown Heights amidst tall evergreens and nature’s beauty, sits The Country House, recently named a Best Assisted Living community by U.S. News & World Report. We invite you to tour and learn more about how our services can benefit you or your loved one. Call (914) 249-9144 to schedule. Experience the Best THE Country House in westchester 2000 Baldwin Road · Yorktown Heights · thecountryhouseinwestchester.com LIC # 800-F-007 358 Route 202, Somers 914.276.1010 | ManciniRealEstate.com Congratulations to the Class of 2023 You Did It! Your Home Is Where Our Heart Is! MELEN FROM PAGE 9 Last week, Ken and I vacationed in Montauk. We call it our second home in the summer, as we have vacationed there for almost 50 years. It was the end of a beautiful day at the beach and pool. Night fell fast after the sky turned powder blue with wisps of salmon-colored clouds. We were exhausted from the day and also we had just taken a long walk along the beach before heading to our favorite candy store in town. Now it was time for some reading on the balcony for me and Ken decided to lie in bed to watch the Yankees. Around 11 p.m., I jumped into bed with him and cuddled up close. A few minutes later he yelled out, “Ouch! When was the last time you shaved your legs?” “1993, why?” This scenario had become a standard joke with us over the years and makes for a good laugh. Ken fell asleep quickly, as usual, and I began going over a series of memories in my mind. It was the early ‘60s and I asked my parents if I could begin shaving my legs like all the other girls in school. I received a resounding, “No!” from my father. It would be decades later that I would realize he just wanted to keep me from maturing too quickly. “But everyone else is doing it and besides, we have to wear stockings and skirts to school and my hairy legs look awful,” I said. “Pleeeeeze?” That was when the often-used phrase came into play. “If everyone else is jumping off a bridge, would you do it too?” he said. “I’m not talking about jumping off of a bridge; I just want to shave my legs,” I responded. Although my father always made it abundantly clear that he wanted boys instead of girls, the good Lord blessed him with four of us. He said if he had boys, he wouldn’t have to think about shaving legs. I waited a whole year before I asked again, This may be TMI JO ANN FRANCELLA JUST JO ANN SEE FRANCELLA PAGE 11 used to sun herself on our 8th story balcony when we lived in an apartment. That wouldn’t be so perilous, except that she used to sit on the three-inch concrete overhang that was outside the safety railing. She didn’t do it for her own benefit. She did it because she knew it would put me in the uncomfortable position of having to baby-talk to it in a sweet coaxing voice to get her to come inside, and she was just laughing at me. She must have forgotten who she was dealing with, because the minute I started explaining to my wife my complicated plan to retrieve her, she came right back through the railing because she already knew the ending. “WOW how amazing that your cat survived a fall off your balcony.” “Well actually she was fine until we rescued her.” I only hope that there’s a better reason than that for, say, jumping out of an airplane. It used to be that performing a stunt in front of your friends was enough for people to notice you. But through social media, the number of “friends” has increased exponentially, and so has the size of the stunt. It’s no longer relevant that sane people call you crazy, now it’s only worth talking about if CRAZY people call you crazy. If I’m going to jump out of a plane, let it be for the really good reason that there were no direct flights. It seems to me that people were built to last a lifetime. I just don’t want to make that lifetime any shorter than it needs to be by doing something reckless. The word “reckless” is an unnecessary irony if there is indeed a wreck. I’ve heard people say that “what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.” People may have heard ME say that what doesn’t kill you usually REALLY, REALLY HURTS. Say hello at [email protected].
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 OPINION THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 11 FRANCELLA FROM PAGE 10 Fun Facts by Jo Ann Soap should never be used to shave; it dries out your skin. You should use a shave cream or even hair conditioner will do. I have not been able to keep my eyes off the George Santos train wreck over the past six months. With his recent 13-count indictment, the show may be mercifully entering its final act, although it is certain to generate many more headlines along the way. Hindsight being what it is, it is unfathomable how this guy got to the starting gate, much less win an election for the U.S. Congress in a hotly contested district. Santos should resign; that much is obvious. But I am not a fan of having him removed via a congressional procedure until he is convicted of a crime. Even he is presumed innocent until proven guilty in our system. Removing members of Congress for lying would set a bad precedent, and it could create a lot more vacancies. The number of lies told and scams run by Santos is mind boggling, yet none of them seemed interesting to any of the gatekeepers we depend on to make sure that candidates are properly vetted. Both political parties are to blame, along with the media who had little interest in scratching the surface of claims Santos made that were seemingly ridiculous at the time they were first uttered. His sensational stories about his lineage, employment history and net worth included in his resume and bio would have been debunked by a low-level bureaucrat in an HR department with a few phone calls, yet none of those charged with the responsibility doing the checking seemed to engage. The first level of protection should have been provided by the party bosses of his own Republican Party prior to nominating him for office. That didn’t happen. At the next level, basic opposition research should have been conducted by the Democratic Party -- again crickets. Robert Zimmerman, the Democrat that lost to Santos, must be looking himself in the mirror every morning asking himself how he ever lost to this fraudster. Then the next level of protection should have been journalists and the media. But no one at Politico, The New York Times, New York Newsday, The Post or any other major news outlet took any interest in the story until after the election when The Times finally ran a story. There is one exception in this chain of failure though, and it is a local Long Island newspaper,” The North Shore Leader,” which ran several stories in the months leading up to the election about who many referred to as “George Scam-tos.” Their endorsement of his opponent was very specific about his mendacity. They endorsed the Democrat, Robert Zimmerman, even though the paper was owned and run by Republican Grant Lally, who himself had run for the seat in previous election cycles. After The Times piece ran, the North Shore Leader ran a story headlined, “The Leader Told You So: US Rep-Elect George Santos is a Fraud - and Wanted Criminal.” Part of the lesson here is that institutions we George Santos and the importance of local papers DON SCOTT IN CASE YOU MISSED IT SEE SCOTT PAGE 13 but dad said no. I appealed to mom and told her I was embarrassed, especially on gym days. “I understand, but your father said no and I don’t want to upset him,” she responded. I was miserable and what made it worse was that nobody at school said anything about my hairy legs. I wondered why they weren’t making fun of me - and then I realized that they felt sorry for me. Oh, no!! At the start of my senior year in high school, I asked again. I was 16 years old and had finally found my voice. “Dad, I need to shave my legs. I won’t go to school with these black hairs poking through my stockings,” I said. And, before I could say another word, he responded, “Yes, but only up to your knees.” “I’ll take it,” I said, as I ran up the stairs to his bathroom to use his big, heavy duty, double-edge Gillette razor. That year I had so many scars around my ankles, but I didn’t care. Of course, having only had permission to shave my legs up to my knees, I began looking like a llama, but that’s a whole other story. And now here I am more than 65 years later, and not caring at all about the hair on my legs. With all the angst I went through trying to become a woman, it all worked out in the end. At about 1:30 a.m. as I lay in bed listening to the waves crashing on the beach, Ken rolled over and asked me if I had slept at all. “Not really,” I said. “I’ve been wondering whether or not to get up to shave my legs.” “Nah, stay here and get some sleep,” he said. “You know I love you, hairy legs and all.” “Liar!” Jo Ann can be reached at [email protected]. Contact ANTHONY J. ENEA, ESQ. 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THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 OPINION THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 13 SCOTT FROM PAGE 11 Dear Dr. Linda, My daughter is going into the sixth grade. She hates to read, and has been labeled dumb and lazy by many of her teachers, even though they don’t say that in their own words. In fact, I feel they have given up on her. I don’t think she applies herself well, and I think she’s finally gotten to a point where she doesn’t even care anymore. What can I do over the summer to help her so the next school year isn’t so emotional for her? I’m afraid she’s becoming depressed. She really is very smart. -Mary Dear Mary, Every child, teen and adult wants to get an A+. Everyone wants a gold star. When it doesn’t happen, they may become depressed, sad, discouraged and give up trying. Some people react in just the opposite way. They become belligerent, angry, rude or even physically aggressive from frustration. To do well in school and get that A+ requires work. I agree with you that getting a head start over summer vacation is a good idea. THESE SUGGESTIONS FOR SUMMER SHOULD HELP YOUR DAUGHTER IMPROVE IN SIXTH GRADE: 1. See your pediatrician. Be sure that your daughter is physically healthy. Many times kids do poorly in school because they physically don’t feel well. Some kids simply need glasses. Many others are tired because they’re not sleeping enough or eating right. Your pediatrician can help you start unraveling the mystery as to why your daughter did poorly in fifth grade. 2. Look for someone such as a teacher, psychologist, counselor or tutor who can help you learn how your child learns so that she’ll be ready for sixth grade. Your pediatrician might be able to suggest someone. A professional will be able to pinpoint the reasons your daughter is struggling in school. For example, your daughter’s depression, poor grades and dislike for reading might be caused by a reading disability or an attentional issue. Your daughter may not be able to process language, understand numbers or write a paper. All of these issues make learning difficult. Spend the time over the summer trying to unravel the causes of your daughter’s struggle with school. 3. Find out some of the topics that your daughter will be learning in sixth grade and go over them. Preview them before she enters school. Introduce some of the vocabulary and concepts that she’ll encounter. For example, if your daughter is going to be learning about the American Revolution, talk about the difference between the Patriots and the Loyalists. Talk about the Patriot’s football team and how it got its name. When she hears these terms in class, she’ll be more engaged and feel good that she knows something about the topic. If you have time, visit Sturbridge in Massachusetts or, even better, Williamsburg in Virginia. In fact, any vacation in the U.S. is a lesson in American history. 4. Read a book together. Find out if her school has a summer reading list. If not, ask the librarian to recommend a book your daughter would enjoy. Each day read it together. If you and she don’t work well together, ask the librarian about summer reading programs she might enjoy. Many teachers could help her gain a love of reading and help her with reading difficulties she may have. They would love to work with her over the summer. Look around. 5. Be sure your daughter has plenty of off time to enjoy what she loves to do and can relax. If the depression or sadness doesn’t improve over the summer, talk to your pediatrician about it. The doctor will be able to help you find someone who can help your daughter not only do better in school, but feel better too. -Dr. Linda Dr. Linda, along with her husband, Dr. Al, own Strong Learning Tutoring and Test Prep serving Westchester and Putnam counties for over 40 years. Strong Learning tutors students K-12 in any subject, in person or remotely. Drs. 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PAGE 14 THE SOMERS RECORD – T Earlier this month, Somers students shined at the 6th annual Somers Science Fair! Held on June 3 at Somers High School, over 600 first-year research students from more than 30 districts competed and showcased their research. SHS students taking home awards included Angie Ayoubi (1st Place -Behavioral Science), Mayank Dave (2nd Place - Behavioral Science), Daniel Cho (1st Place - Biochemistry), Maren Kellock (3rd Place - Cellular & Molecular Biology), Samuel Moschides (2nd Place - Medicine & Health), and Kailyn Garrity (2nd Place - Medicine & Health). Science Superstars!
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PAGE 18 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 Please Join Us for our 1st annual Summer Kick-Off Networking Event $15.00 pp (Includes 1 drink & Passed Apps) HOTEL MTK Poolside Soiree Monday, July 10, 2023 5:30pm-7:30pm 1 Pat Reilly Way Mount Kisco, NY Raffles live Music Giveaways (Harckham represents the 40th Senate District, which includes Bedford, Lewisboro, North Salem, Somers, and Yorktown.) Levenberg claimed that more than 30 municipalities and “thousands” of constituents had reached out to her office to oppose the discharge plan. (She represents District 95, which includes part of Yorktown.) “We have worked so hard for so long to make the Hudson River a premier destination to live, work, and play, and people are concerned about returning to the bad old days of treating our rivers like industrial dumping grounds. We cannot ignore their concerns,” Levenberg said in their June 20 press release. Both lawmakers noted that the Hudson has been a central part of the region’s —and state’s — “history, character and economic success for hundreds of years.” In 2023, private sector jobs alone in the Hudson Valley increased by 10,500 or 1.4 percent from the previous year, totaling now around 787,000 positions, they said. State Assemblyman Chris Burdick (D-Bedford) called the Hudson “one of the state’s and nation’s treasures.” (Burdick represents the 93rd District, which includes Bedford, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, North Salem, and Pound Ridge.) Pointing out that it’s taken “decades to clean up the toxic PCB waste previously discharged into it,” he found it “unimaginable” that anyone would dump tritium, a suspected carcinogen, into the Hudson. “Such a move would subject hundreds of thousands to a health threat, including those who obtain drinking water from the river, while also leading to a loss of economic activity, including a plunge in property values,” the former Bedford town supervisor said, thanking Harckham and Levenberg “for their leadership in sponsoring this legislation.” The legislation came about after the company in charge of decommissioning Indian Point announced it intended to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River. Facing major backlash from environmentalists and communities this spring, Holtec International hit pause. However, the company later announced it was moving ahead with plans to dump 310,000 gallons of water containing tritium, a byproduct of nuclear fission, in September and up to 1.3 million gallons over a two-year period. Reacting to the legislation’s passage, Holtec issued the following statement to Halston Media. “We are obviously disappointed in the passage by the Assembly as the scientific facts show that discharge to the river is the safest option for dealing with the processed and treated water, as supported by the Decommissioning Oversight Board’s independent third-party expert and years of environmental monitoring and reporting. “ The company argued that radiological discharge falls under “the sole purview of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.” It added it hoped “the governor’s office reviews, concurs, and vetoes the legislation based on the assessment that radiological discharge is federally preempted.” In May, the Town Board in nearby North Salem voted to oppose the discharge plan and to support substantially increasing fines. Without the latter “deterrent effect,” fines might just be considered “the cost of doing business,” its resolution read. The resolution pointed out that the National Academy of Science has indicated that “there is no verifiable safe level of these isotopes when they are ingested or inhaled.” It also noted that such contaminants pose the risk of getting into the food chain, that there are many people that depend on fish from the river as a food source, and that there are seven upriver communities, including Poughkeepsie, that get their drinking water from the estuary that flows two ways. It is also a place where recreational activities take place and is “an economic resource that will be endangered by this reckless action,” the resolution read. According to the state Constitution, “each person shall have a right to clean air and water and a healthful environment.” Therefore, North Salem’s resolution stated, the state is obligated to protect the environmental rights of all New Yorkers and dumping radioactive wastewater in the Hudson is “inconsistent” with those rights. Asked last week about the legislation’s passage, Supervisor Warren Lucas pointed out that the town of Cortlandt had asked North Salem to back up its bid to have the discharge stopped “and we did so,” he wrote in an email to Halston Media. Here is his written comment, verbatim: “However, there are two sides to this issue and both have merit. First, the plant shutdown that Holtec is responsible for needs to continue and that includes getting rid of the tritium ladened water that was used to cool the reactor. They also need to come up with a solution that a majority will agree with to get rid of the tritium ladened water. The halflife of tritium is pretty short so by just leaving it where it is, half of it is gone in 12.3 years. But that would push the plant closure out a number of years and you want to get the people who worked there and know the plant to close it. Having them retire and then getting new people onboard is not a great solution. There has to be a solution everyone will agree to allow the cleanup and final shutdown of Indian Point facility to continue. Maybe rather than just dumping the million gallons into the Hudson estuary it could be put into a barge, (it just about fits on one barge) towed out well offshore into the Gulf Stream and dumped. Rather than sitting in the Hudson estuary, in the Atlantic it would have been diluted to the point it was negligible compared to the regular background tritium radiation.” HOW IT CAME TO BE The now defunct Indian Point nuclear power plant is located in the village of Buchanan, about 36 miles north of New York City. According to the National Resources Defense Council, Indian WASTEWATER FROM PAGE 1 SEE WASTEWATER PAGE 22
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 19 One dollar at a time, funds were raised and water droplets were affixed to the cafeteria wall. By the time the project was complete, students in Dawn Stanczuk’s sixth-grade ELA class had $300 in donations. They were a little shocked — but pleasantly so. “What made this so good was that it was so successful,” said Angelo Mastrantoni, one of the students involved. “I was surprised how much people would donate and how much they cared.” The project, which students completed last month, was inspired by the book “A Long Walk to Water,” a novel based on the true story of Salva Dut that chronicles the difficult water conditions in South Sudan, Africa. Dut later became the founder of the non-profit organization Water for South Sudan, which helps provide South Sudanese citizens with access to clean, safe water. “It inspired us to want to help the world,” Julia Markolovic said. “As people, we can always do something to help.” About a dozen students signed up to work on the fundraising project during their WIN period. They created posters to spread the word. Students and teachers who donated $1 or more had their names written on water droplets that were taped to the cafeteria wall. Raffle tickets were sold and three buckets of blue-colored candy served as the prizes. The project coincided with a social studies lesson on conserving water. Students had to carry a cup of water from one table to another without spilling, thus simulating the difficulty the Sudanese face when finding and transporting water over a long distance. “A lot of water was spilled,” Caitlin Boyle said. “It showed us how much water they can lose on their journey.” Students said the project taught them to think more consistently about conservation. “Reading the book, I felt bad for the people in South Sudan,” Valentina DeSantis said. “We use a lot of water and we are wasting it. We should all try to use less water.” The students also said they hope the fundraiser can continue in the future. They were floored by the response, especially considering how quickly the idea came together and the narrow window they had to spread the word about it. “It was fun to see how much it grew this year,” Olivia Girolamo said. “So many people wanted to help.” Added Max Grodio: “Hopefully next year it will be even more successful.” Article provided by Somers Central School District. Book inspires SMS students to help in Sudan Students in Dawn Stanczuk’s sixth-grade ELA class raised $300 in donations. NMLS #60828 Registered Mortgage Broker NY & CT Banking Depts. All Loans Arranged through Third Party Providers. Call Us Today! 800-771-1071 YOUR LOCAL HOME MORTGAGE PROFESSIONALS 1013 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541 - www.putcap.com Law Offices of Joseph J. Tock 963 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541 TOCKLAW.COM • 800-869-8080 CRIMINAL DEFENSE/DWI • PERSONAL INJURY REAL ESTATE • BUSINESS LAW • WILLS, TRUSTS, ESTATES, PROBATE Joe and his staff are AMAZING!! They stay on top of everything and communicate with you all the way. You won’t find a better law firm when in need of representation. ~T.D. ‘
PAGE 20 – THE SOMERS RECORD THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 Victor J. Rubino, Esq. Victor J. Rubino, Esq., 82, a resident of Somers, and formerly of Port Chester, NY, died June 19, 2023. He was born December 25, 1940, in New York City, to the late Joseph and Olympia Rubino. Victor was raised and educated in Port Chester, graduating from Port Chester High School in 1958. He went on to earn his Bachelors Degree from Cornell University and then received his Juris Doctor, also from Cornell University. Mr. Rubino was a lawyer and president of Practicing Law Institute of New York City, NY. He served in the United States Army from 1966-1968 and was a Captain. Mr. Rubino is survived by his beloved son Victor Rubino and his wife Kari, his dear grandchildren Teddy Rubino, Charlie Rubino and Evelyn Rubino, longtime companion Madeleine Conway, brother Peter Rubino and his wife Carmen, sister Cathy Fried, nephew Tom Fried, niece Maura Fried and grandniece Katharine Korte. Visitation was held on Monday, June 26, at Craft Memorial Home. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, June 27, at Parish of Saint John Bosco (Corpus Christi Church) in Port Chester. Interment followed at Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye, NY. Memorial donations in memory of Mr. Rubino may be made to the World Wildlife Fund or to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital for Bladder Cancer Research. Condolences to the family may be left at www.craftmemorialhome.com OBITUARIES ELEPHANT’S TRUNK Music with the Mahopac News editor Friday, June 30, at 9 p.m. Mahopac News editor Emile Menasché will be playing lead guitar with the Legendary Tuesday Night Garage Band at The Garage at Lucy’s on Bedford Road in Pleasantville. The band features Yorktown residents Duke Covone (lead vocals, guitar) and Frank Calderone (bass, vocals), Mt. Kisco’s Greg Renza (keys, vocals) and Katonah’s Danny O’Keefe (drums, vocals) delivering a high energy set of classic rock with a twist. Tickets $10 at the door. Visit www. lucyspleasantvilleny.com/events for more information. Norm Hathaway Big Band Show Tuesday, July 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The Town of Carmel presents an Independence Day Concert featuring the Norm Hathaway Big Band at Red Mills Historic Park. Entry is free. Bring your lawn chairs or blanket and enjoy the show! The Norm Hathaway Big Band, a traditional 18-piece big band, will play standards from the 1930s and 1940s.Their patriotic version of our National Anthem, with cannon fire provided by Revolutionary War reenactors, is the best! To be held rain or shine. Saturday in the Park Concert Series Saturday. July 9, at 5 p.m. Eddie Fiscella will be performing, joined on stage by his dad, John! To be held at Mt. Zion Church. A Message from Somers Girl Scout Troop 1457 This summer, our Cadette Girl Scout Troop is attending the Girl Scout National Convention in Walt Disney World. We have been working hard to raise money for this trip. Cookie season is about to begin, and we have set a goal to sell 7,000 boxes of cookies as a troop. The profit we earn from cookie sales will help pay for plane tickets, park tickets, hotels, meals, and convention entry fees. Not only will we be representing Somers Girl Scouts, we will also be representing our local Girl Scout council, Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson. This trip will allow us to meet with industry leaders and explore potential career paths. We will also be meeting with girl scouts from all over the world. We would love the support of our local businesses. Some ways you can help are: purchase cookies from us to share with your employees, family, and friends, invite us to sell cookies to your staff, buy cookies from us to give to your clients, customers, patrons, business prospects, donate boxes of cookies to the military and veterans through Operation Cookie Drop, allow us to host a cookie booth outside your establishment or during a business event, or share our troop QR code to order cookies. If you have any other suggestions on ways to support us to please let us know by contacting [email protected] The Somers Library Please register using the online calendar at www.somerslibrary. org to have access to online meetings. If virtual, you will receive an SEE TRUNK PAGE 22 WE SPECIALIZE IN 8, 10, 12 & 15 YARD DUMPSTERS ON WHEELS & TRADITIONAL DUMPSTERS 10-40 YARD RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL CLEAN-OUTS FUNERAL PREARRANGEMENT Both pre-payment and no-payment options Serving all Faiths since 1858 Cremations and Burials DANIEL B. McMANUS ~ Proprietor BRUCE E. REISDORF ~ Licensed Manager JOSEPH M. McMANUS ~ Director RONALD P. CERASO ~ Director www.clarkassociatesfuneralhome.com 4 Woods Bridge Road, Katonah • (914) 232-3033 • Only 1/4 mile from 684 exit 6. • Only 1 block from the Katonah Railroad station. • Less than 60 minutes from N.Y. City. • Parking facilities for over 100 cars • Monuments & inscriptions available.
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Purpose: Any lawful purpose PLANNING BOARD TOWN OF SOMERS WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Board of the Town of Somers, Westchester County, New York, has scheduled a Public Hearing on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. at the Somers Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers, New York, to consider the application of Taylor and Michelle Wintje for a Steep Slopes, Stormwater Management and Erosion & Sediment Control and Tree Removal Permit. The proposal is more specifically shown on a plan titled: “Site Plan”, “Details”, “Slope Map” and “Existing Conditions” prepared by John Karell, Jr., P.E., dated June 17, 2020, last revised May 19, 2023. The subject property is located at 9 Carolyn Way and is designated on the Town Tax Map as Sheet 18.09, Block 1, Lots 54, 55 and 56 and is in an R-10 Zoning District. Anyone is invited to attend and will be heard on the aforesaid matter. BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD John Currie, Chairman Wendy Getting, Senior Office Assistant PLANNING BOARD TOWN OF SOMERS WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Board of the Town of Somers, Westchester County, New York, has scheduled a Public Hearing on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. at the Somers Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers, New York, to consider the application of ARSEC Corporation. The proposal is more specifically shown on plans titled: “Existing Condition Plan”, “Site Plan” and Landscape Plan & Details” prepared by Bibbo Associates, LLP dated February 17, 2023, last revised May 25, 2023. The Applicant is proposing 12 parking spaces which will be utilized for overflow parking and an area to plow snow (designated as overflow parking). The subject property is located at 380 Route 202, Somers, New York and is designated on the Town Tax Map as Sheet 17.11, Block 2, Lot 18 and 19, and is in the B-HP Zoning District. Anyone is invited to attend and will be heard on the aforesaid matter. BY ORDER OF THE PLANNING BOARD John Currie, Chairman Wendy Getting, Senior Office Assistant
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Titan THIS AD WAS GENEROUSLY DONATED BY HALSTON MEDIA. 68 Old Rt. 6, Carmel PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Somers will conduct a public hearing on July 13, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town House, 335 Route 202, Somers, New York on a proposed Local Law to amend Chapter 170 entitled Zoning amending §170-3 entitled Definitions to add a new defined term entitled Self-Storage Facility which states as follows: SELF-STORAGE FACILITY A fully enclosed commercial and/or business establishment providing varying sizes of individual compartmentalized and/or controlled access to stalls or lockers for the storage of business or personal property. Article VIA entitled Office and Light Industry OLI District amending §170-24.2 entitled Principal Uses adding new sections K., which shall state as follows: K. Self-storage facilities, where maximum building coverage shall not exceed 25% and maximum floor area ratio (FAR) shall not exceed 0.45. Such facilities shall otherwise be subject to the ordinary dimensional standards and requirements outlined in § 170-24.5. Amending §170-40.B. entitled Required number of off-street parking and loading units adding a new use and parking requirements to the CODE of the Town of Somers as follows: Kind of Use Required Parking Units Required Loading (PU) Units (LU) Self-storage facility Each 3,000 square feet of gross floor area 1 First 40,000 square feet of gross floor area 1 Also, amending the Town of Somers Zoning Map to rezone a parcel of land totaling approximately 2.28 acres of real property located on the west side of New York State Route 100, just north of the intersection with Highview Terrace, shown and designated on the Town of Somers Tax Map as Tax Parcel 28.06-1-15 and is commonly referred to as 259 Route 100 from Multifamily Residence Route 100 (MFR-100) District to entitled Office and Light Industry (OLI) District. All persons having an interest in the proposed local law are invited to attend the public hearing and will be afforded an opportunity to be heard. A copy of the proposed local law will be available and may be examined in the Office of the Town Clerk during regular business hours. By Order of the Town Board of the Town of Somers Patricia Kalba Town Clerk Dated: June 8, 2023
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2023 BUSINESS & REAL ESTATE THE SOMERS RECORD – PAGE 27 One touch of a button sends help fast, 24/7. alone I’m never Life Alert® is always here for me. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! ® Help at Home with GPS! Help On-the-Go For a FREE brochure call: 1-800-404-9776 Saving a Life EVERY 11 MINUTES Batteries Never Need Charging. The Era of No Lookback Periods for Medicaid Homecare Is Finally Coming to an End In New York! Barring another pandemic or other significant health emergency, on March 31, 2024, the days of being able to gift away your assets in New York without creating any period of ineligibility for Community Medicaid (also known as Medicaid Homecare) will be coming to an end. On March 31, 2024, any uncompensated transfer of assets (gift of assets) will create a 30-month lookback period for Community Medicaid retroactive to all uncompensated transfers made on or after Oct. 1, 2020. It should be noted that although these transfers have had no impact on eligibility for Community Medicaid for decades, they have always created a 60-month (five year) lookback for Medicaid nursing home. This change in the law will have a major impact on seniors who want to age in place at home and access the Medicaid home care program, which provides seniors with paid home health aides. The aides assist seniors in performing activities of daily living (ADL’s), such as walking, dressing, feeding, going to the bathroom and bathing. Thus, if on April 1, 2024, a single person (no spouse) has nonIRA/non-retirement liquid assets greater than the resource exclusion ($30,180 for 2023), they will be creating a 30-month (2-1/2 years) lookback and ineligibility period for Community Medicaid, unless a “Medicaid Crisis Plan” can be implemented for the applicant’s resources, which would help reduce the ineligibility period below 30 months. For seniors who are currently struggling to remain at home (including those who reside at an assisted living facility) because of both physical and cognitive incapacities, the implementation of the 30-month lookback can be a devastating blow. Thus, we are encouraging our clients who are in need of assistance with their ADL’s to make the requisite transfer of their non-IRA/non-retirement resources above the current resource limit prior to March 31, 2024, and to apply for Community (homecare) Medicaid before March 31, 2024. It is critical that both the transfer and application for Community Medicaid be made before March 31, 2024, to avoid the 30-month lookback. Although one’s physical incapacities may not be significant enough to warrant 12 or 24 hours of care per day, it is important to be in the system and receiving any amount of approved care before the 30-month lookback commences. As one’s condition continues to deteriorate and additional hours of care are required, one can request that their care needs be reevaluated and that additional hours of care be provided. Being proactive in seeking homecare prior to March 31, 2024, is of great importance. Anthony J. Enea is a member of Enea, Scanlan and Sirignano, LLP of White Plains, New York. He focuses his practice on Wills, Trusts, Estates and Elder Law. Anthony is the Past Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), and is the past Chair of the 50+ Section of the NYSBA. He is a Past President and founding member of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Anthony is also the Immediate Past President of the Westchester County Bar Foundation and a Past President of the Westchester County Bar Association. He can be reached at 914-948-1500 or at www. esslawfirm.com. Era of ‘no-lookback periods’ is ending Medicaid Homecare eligibility will be impacted starting on March 31, 2024 Lunch & Learn Series Held on the last Wednesday of each month, Lunch & Learn programs at Enea, Scanlan and Sirignano, LLP, shed light on a variety of important elder law and estate planning topics. The free educational program, held at the firm’s White Plains location, is open to the public – though space is limited. Those interested are encouraged to register early by calling 914-948-1500 to reserve their spot. A light lunch and refreshments are included. Future programs include: September 27 LLCs: The Pros, Cons and Estate Planning: For some, an LLC can be a useful tool to pass assets down to loved ones while avoiding or minimizing estate taxes. Discover if an LLC may be right for your estate planning needs as well as how they are used to reduce the risk of personal liability with rental properties. Presentation by Anthony J. Enea, Esq. & Michael P. Enea, Esq. October 25 Understanding the Implications of Gray Divorce: A divorce later in life often adds a level of complexity to the estate and tax plan process. Understand what potential complications may arise and how to address them – from division of assets and tax issues to estate and longterm care planning. Presented by Lauren C. Enea, Esq. November 29 Special Needs Planning for Children and Grandchildren with Disabilities: Ensure the future care and well-being of your child or grandchild with special needs using these estate planning strategies. This program will cover the three basic types of special needs trusts (also known as supplemental needs trusts), general drafting considerations and the newest type of special needs trust – the sole benefits trust. Presented by Sara E. Meyers, Esq. & Lauren C. Enea, Esq. ANTHONY J. ENEA GUEST CORNER
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